While visiting Dig Nursery last weekend, I had the pleasure of tiptoeing through the tulips the owners' garden. Ross and Sylvia are a fabulous team who have created a garden that is at once contemporary and clean in style and exuberantly planted (stuffed, these are serious plant lovers.) Not an easy balance to strike but it has been expertly accomplished here as it was in their previous garden. ![]()
The use of gabion walls creates intimate areas within what was once a large open space. Like the artists they are, they've utilized generous gravel paths as areas for the eye to rest. Much easier to care for and more water-wise than lawn, these negative spaces are the perfect foil for the floral and foliar bounty of the even more generous beds.
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I think that's Daphne x houtteana looking so handsome currently surrounded by pink tulips .
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Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon' always looks gorgeous this time of year, and quite innocent before it starts trying to take over the world later in the season.
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The use of gabion walls creates intimate areas within what was once a large open space. Like the artists they are, they've utilized generous gravel paths as areas for the eye to rest. Much easier to care for and more water-wise than lawn, these negative spaces are the perfect foil for the floral and foliar bounty of the even more generous beds.
Fritillaria imperialis
I think that's Daphne x houtteana looking so handsome currently surrounded by pink tulips .
Gotta love those those brightly blooming euphorbias!
Cerinthe major purpurascens
The Tetrapanax grove will soon be leafed-out.
Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon' always looks gorgeous this time of year, and quite innocent before it starts trying to take over the world later in the season.
The honey-like fragrance of Euphorbia mellifera is such a joy. I think my own specimen came from Dig many years ago.
Ross and Sylvia may well be moseying down the road if their property sells but for at least one more season, we can still enjoy the magic of the Nursery and garden. (Nursery post to follow.) Thanks again for all these years of enjoyment!
